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Dot To Dot Seurat
Students discuss the art of Georges Seurat and examples of Pointillism and create original works of Pointillism using colored, sticker dots. This lesson is intended for use in the elementary Art classroom and includes a short vocabulary...
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Wet Chalk Drawing
Young scholars create original works of art using chalk, tempera paints, and paper in this art activity for elementary and middle level classrooms. The lesson includes ideas for displaying or mounting finished works of chalk art in the...
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Kandinsky Color Studies
Students study the artist Wassily Kandinsky as well as his art and and music. In this art appreciation instructional activity, students view a variety of Kandinsky's work and circular color studies. Students relate the use of color to...
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Pet Rock Necklace
Students create pet rock necklaces. In this craft activity lesson, students tie a wire around the rock and then paint the rock with a face. Students then add beads and a rope to create a pet rock necklace.
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Islamic Art
Young scholars examine the various forms of Islamic Art. Using the art, they identify the basic elements and research its history and style of calligraphy. They create a piece of art based on information they collected and demonstrate...
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The Story of Milk
Students listen while the teacher reads the background information. They discuss the main points of the reading. Students color, cut out pictures, and glue the pictures above appropriate sentences to illustrate the correct sequence in...
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Fleece As White As Snow
Class members develop and expand knowledge of words and word meanings to increase vocabulary. They learn these terms based on having a wool day. Pupils wear or bring something in made of wool. They gain knowledge of what a wool symbol...
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New Year's Hat
Young scholars create New Year's Eve hats in this fun and safe art project for the elementary classroom. The lesson is ideal for a pre-Holiday Break activity or can be adapted to celebrate any holiday or special occasion in the classroom.
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Library Main Hall: Using Primary Sources in the Classroom
Students choose a historical photograph or film and try to predict what happened after the photo or film in question.
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Cultural Inquiry Lesson 2B: Finding Artifacts and Analysis
Students build on their knowledge of sources, by looking at 2 types of information sources: artifacts or primary sources and analysis or secondary sources. They brainstorm a list of primary and secondary sources connected to one of...
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Primary Sources
Students write personal facts on a photograph of themselves to create a Primary Source. They then define Primary Source and list examples as a class of places where they could find primary sources. They also discuss the importance of...
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Library of Congress Learning Page: The Historian's Sources Lesson Overview
Young scholars study techniques for analyzing primary sources. Finally, students apply these techniques to analyze documents about slavery in the United States.
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A Primary Industry and its Environmental Impact in a Region
Students research and write about the importance of a primary industry in an assigned region of Canada. They study the environmental impact of developing a primary resource.
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Clothing Color Wheel -- Lesson 2
Pupils review the primary, secondary and tertiary colors. Using magazines and fabrics, they create a color wheel to show the correct order of colors. To end the lesson, they share their color wheels to the class and discuss why they...
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Steamers Lesson 1: Design and Construction
Students examine the use of steamboats in North Carolina. In groups, they design and contruct their own small models of steamboats using simple materials. They test their models in water and share how they were built and why. They...
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Strawberry Girl: Lesson 5
Pupils read the book Strawberry Girl by Lois Lenski. For this literature lesson, students read chapters 8-15 and complete journal entries. They look at how life was in the 1890's.
Library of Congress
Stars, Stripes and Symbols of America: Comparing Our Flag, Past and Present
Your young historians will compare and contrast the details of the American flag today with an an image of the nation's flag from the post-Civil War era, and identify the flag's importance as a national symbol through analysis worksheets...
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Jamestown Changes
Students examine how the Jamestown settlement changed the first few years after it was founded. They take a virtual field trip of Jamestown, read primary source documents, discuss census information, and write a summary of changes in...
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Ancient World Writing System
Most twenty-first century pupils don't know how to interpret cuneiform. Examining images of cuneiform and papyrus writing and using a chart and Venn diagram, young historians extrapolate what life may have been like for people who lived...
Advocates for Human Rights
Voices of Iraqi Refugees
The stated goal of this resource is to provide learners with basic facts about and build empathy for Iraqi refugees. To do so elementary classes develop a plan for how to welcome refugees to their classroom. Middle schoolers read...
Museum of Tolerance
Music Evokes Memories and Emotions
Dim the lights, take a deep breath, and press play to explore the emotions and memories that music elicits. Class members begin using relaxation techniques designed to create a positive listening experience. As music plays, learners...
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An Apple a Day
Students sort and compare apples before making apple prints. In this apple lesson, students use a painting to inspire art prints made with apple halves. Students compare and sort apples.
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Monet's Magical Garden
Students study classic paintings by masters like Monet. In this art history lesson plan, students listen to the story Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert and sing flower songs with the rest of their class. Students examine the painting The...
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Techno-shapes
Explore the concept of shapes by using tools in Kid Pix Deluxe 4 computer program. This techno-shapes lesson plan has pupils watching a video about shapes, and using the Kid Deluxe 4 computer program to draw shapes. They get to design...
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